The Legendary Mechanic, page 169
Frenzied Sword had barely won his fight and was able advance to the top eight. It was supposed to be a happy thing, yet Rainy Kim’s fans were relentlessly bashing him on the forums. The voices of Frenzied Sword’s supporters were drowned in a flood of hate comments. It was not until Rainy Kim herself came out and asked her fans to stop that they finally stopped this behavior, albeit feeling wronged by the person whom they were supporting.
Frenzied Sword had won the match fair and square, but all that meant nothing in front of Rainy Kim’s crazy fans; it also was not as if she could just openly denounce her fans, and she was only able to secretly apologize to Frenzied Sword about this. The two were more or less familiar with each other as they had me during the beta testing of the game.
Frenzied Sword felt helpless. He had won with his own skills, yet he had now gained a bunch of haters.
However, in the end, results were the most important when it came to these tournaments. The majority of the audience saw the match and believed that Frenzied Sword deserved the win. The excessive hate on Frenzied Sword even triggered a bunch of the more neutral players, and many rose up to become Frenzied Sword’s supporters, allowing Frenzied Sword to somehow still gain popularity despite all that.
Fame often came with trouble, and it was often hard to say who would gain the most out of those kinds of things. In Han Xiao’s opinion, most of the audience and fans were just looking for someone to flame and to argue for the sake of arguing.
When these anti-fans found out who Frenzied Sword was up against next, they started to laugh behind his back.
“You deserve this!”
“Haha, so this dumbass can only get this far.”
“Boss Li Ge will definitely stomp all over him.”
Frenzied Sword had won about fifty percent of the practice fights against Hao Tian. Han Xiao thought that things were not looking good now that he was up against Li Ge, who had won three rounds in a row against Hao Tian. There was no way that both of the players that he had raised were going to be defeated by this Li Ge, right?
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“Sir, the satellites have discovered an unidentified object that’s rapidly approaching the atmosphere.”
The observatory of Raylen in the Northern Continent was suddenly in alert.
The satellite showed a light dot approaching Planet Aquamarine from outer space.
“Is this a meteor‽”
“Target appeared on our scanners three minutes ago before. If it was a meteor, our scanners should have noticed it much earlier. Moreover, meteors should be more affected by our Planet’s gravitational pull.”
“Don’t tell me it’s an alien spaceship?”
“The target has increased in velocity. Estimated landfall in eight minutes!”
“Coordinates? Is it an unpopulated area?”
“Target is estimated to land in a barren mountain range in the Northern Continent. The specific location is right by our country’s border!”
The professor in charge of the Observatory immediately gave out the order. “Report this to the higher ups now. Request for troops to head to the landing site!”
…
Huang Jian was bored out of his mind. He had already been waiting in this darned wasteland for ten days with Han Xiao, waiting for god knew what. But due to how legendary his boss was, the felt that Han Xiao was definitely there for a purpose, and he was curious as to what it could be.
Han Xiao was standing in the snow when he suddenly looked up in the sky. He then immediately turned around and headed for the helicopter and took out his equipment.
Something’s finally happening! Huang Jian was elated and asked, “What’re you doing?”
“It’s here,” Han Xiao answered without even looking up and quickly put on his gear.
“What’s here?” Huang Jian did not get it.
Just as he finished asking the question, an ear-piercing sound came down from the sky, causing Huang Jian to look up. A fireball flew down from the sky, and one could more or less make out the shape of an aircraft amid the flames.
Boom!
The aircraft crashed into the peak of a nearby mountain, blasting black rocks and snow everywhere. It then continued flying down and cleaved a path clean through the snowy valley, burning all the surrounding trees as it passed and causing a mini-earthquake.
The high mountain peak collapsed and caused a small avalanche.
Huang Jian mouth was hanging wide open, and all the color had drained out of his face.
“Space… space… spaceship!”
Huang Jian could not believe what he was seeing and looked toward Han Xiao. He had heard all sorts of things about Han Xiao, but it turned out that this man was even more mysterious than in the rumors! He could even know when a spaceship was going to crash land!
Quickly, Han Xiao had put on Amphiptere, stretched out the joints, and took out the flight device ‘Bat Wings’ before attaching it onto the empty slot on his back.
His helmet’s interface showed that the flight system was functioning normally.
Fly! Han Xiao commanded in his mind as he sprinted toward the cliff’s edge, and the wings started to make out buzzing noises. The turbines span at maximum capacity, and the tail-end spat out blue flames.
Huu!
Han Xiao felt a force lift his body completely off the ground.
The flight system was connected to Han Xiao’s nerves, and he controlled it to fly toward the crash site.
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The Observer ship had gotten itself stuck, and half of its body was in the ground. The surrounding trees and grass were still on fire, but the ship itself seemed to still be in perfect condition. Its energy shield had protected the ship from breaking apart during the crash. However, the massive impact did damage the generator, and now, the shield was greatly weakened while the engines were simply done for.
Bang!
The half-bent cabin door was kicked open, and Kerlodd walked out unsteadily while holding his head in pain and throwing out random Godoran curses.
Kerlodd pressed on the golden bracelet on his right arm a few times, and a suit that looked like ancient armor sprang out and covered his entire body. A semi-transparent layer of energy surrounded his head in place of a helmet.
This was the Godoran observer combat suit. The combat suit was made to adapt to the different living conditions and environments on the various planets that the observers visited. A synthesized mechanical voice sounded out from within the suit.
“Coordinates stored. Location: Planet Aquamarine, Ninth Star System
“Gravity Level: Low
“Current Temperature: 3°C
“Climate Type…
“Air Moisture Level…
“Civilization Level: Planetary
“Danger Level: Low
“Summary: Survivable”
Kerlodd was still a bit shaken up and said, “Check body condition.”
“Analyzing… Analysis complete. Three bone fractures, moderate nerve damage, and minor damage to the brain. Inject nano-healant?”
“Inject.”
Kerlodd then felt a wave of coolness pass through him and was much better. He immediately climbed back into the cockpit as he wanted to check the reason the mainframe had stopped functioning properly. However, the warning told him that all systems were damaged.
Kerlodd felt rather helpless about this. He then tore apart the ship’s exterior to reveal the internal structure. After ripping through a bunch of wires, he finally got his hands on a palm-sized metal box. The blue light shining from the box indicated that it was still working. This was the intergalactic communicator.
Naturally, Kerlodd’s communicator was nothing like the cheap stuff developed by the Six Nations. According to observer guidelines, he needed to do two things right now. First, he had to use the communicator to get in contact with his headquarters, and second, he needed to request for help from the local civilization—the Six Nations.
At this moment, buzzing sounds came from the sky, and a figure in a black mechanical suit with two huge wings on its back landed beside the ship.
“So, it does look like what I thought it would. Oh, there’s a survivor.”
Han Xiao noticed the Godoran to the side. He was very knowledgeable and was able to tell that this was the observer suit. Han Xiao raised his eyebrows before his gaze focused on the intergalactic communicator on the Godoran’s hand.
This was what he was looking for!
“Planet Aquamarine’s local?” Kerlodd sized him up in a glance and switched on the translator mode, allowing his own language to be translated into what Han Xiao could understand. He pointed his fingers at Han Xiao, and said, “You, tell me, what is this place?”
Chapter 306. Explosion! |
In the clairvoyant view of Destiny’s Child, it could never show the details on whether a person lived or died. Han Xiao had originally decided to first get to the crash site of the spaceship and steal the intergalactic communication device. This device was the most important factor to leave the planet; the spaceship was never the target.
As it turned out, the device was still in the investigator’s possession, so the original plan would not work. He had to think of a new way to deal with the investigator.
Han Xiao thought quickly. Do I rob or swindle him?
Seeing that Han Xiao still had not replied after some time, Kerlodd frowned and said, “Hey, I asked you a question. Answer me.”
“Are you the visitor from Godora?” Han Xiao made up his mind and slowly moved toward Kerlodd.
“The civilization from this planet requested help. I am the investigator responsible for the assistance. Who are you?”
When Han Xiao was within ten meters of Kerlodd, he replied, “I am the messenger of Planet Aquamarine. I am here to invite you to our place.”
“Good. Take me to the most powerful leader in this civilization.”
Kerlodd was surprised and dropped his suspicion. He suddenly remembered something and said, “Wait for a second, I need to report back to the people who sent me here.”
“No problem. Waiting is the least I can do.”
Kerlodd was satisfied with the treatment from Planet Aquamarine, and he was even more pleased with the attitude of this ‘messenger’.
Just as he lowered his head and turned on the communication device, Han Xiao suddenly charged forward!
The ‘Bat Wing’ flying device suddenly activated, and Han Xiao shot forward as if he was a cobra. Han Xiao kicked right on Kerlodd’s body and snatched the device from his hand.
Bang!
The impact of the kick was powerful, and Kerlodd was knocked back and crashed into four trees.
Han Xiao put the device in his pocket and prepared for battle. He had decided to take the first step and create a momentum in the battle.
If he had left the investigator alone and could not stop him from contacting the Six Nations, then his identity would be revealed. More importantly, there would be no place for Han Xiao to do anything if Kerlodd talked to the Six Nations. Therefore, the only choice that he had was to take action.
There was actually another way, where Han Xiao acted like he was a man from an advanced civilization that had ended up stranded on Planet Aquamarine. He could borrow the communication device to call for help, and the best-case scenario was that the Godoran would be willing to help, but chances for that were slim.
It would be more likely that the Godoran would raise their suspicion and become alert. Knowing that the other party was from an advanced civilization rather than an uncivilized one, the investigator would hold a different attitude, and the chances of successful sneak attacks would be lower.
Moreover, using the identity of an advanced civilization was not always beneficial. Godora was one of the most powerful civilizations in the entire galaxy. There was no reason for them to help him. Even if Han Xiao was willing to offer money, Kerlodd could still contact the Six Nations to get resources. So, it was possible that they would not help Han Xiao.
The most likely scenario was that Godoran would have bad intentions. Was it not a freebie to kill a wanderer without any backup?
With only a few seconds to think, Han Xiao had decided to directly use brute force and rob the device. Not only that, he also came up with a new plan. First, he had to stop Kerlodd from talking to the Six Nations.
On the receiving end of the attack, Kerlodd slowly got up without any injury. The battle suit was still releasing a golden glow, which was the shield embedded in the suit.
Kerlodd’s expression was cold, and he took the two small golden balls that were attached to his braids. The Mechanical force flashed on his fingertips, and the small ball expanded. One ball became a golden shield, while the other ball turned into golden spear. The appearance was old-fashioned, but one could feel the energy embedded in the weapon, showing that they were not ordinary weapons.
“You uncultured swine, you’ve made a big mistake.”
The transformation from the golden ball to a weapon was a mechanic skill. Advance civilizations basically had this skill in hand, and it was clear that Godora had better equipment.
Kerlodd was a LV 63 Mechanical Pugilist. Pure-blooded Godorans had much higher attributes compared to humans. His attributes where not lower than the LV 60 Pugilist on Planet Aquamarine, and with advanced equipment, his power points were around 3000 Ona, a Class C Super. Just from the power points, he was stronger than all the LV 60 Superhumans on Planet Aquamarine.
But he did not surpass Han Xiao.
The battle erupted.
Han Xiao spread out his wings, and the four machine guns on the wings fired rapidly. Kerlodd raised his shield, and the shield release a larger circular light shield on top of it.
Ding ding dang dang!
All the bullets were reflected by the light shield.
Kerlodd roared with anger and pointed his spear right at Han Xiao. The head of a spear suddenly fired a golden bullet in an arrow shape. Han Xiao jumped in an instant, and the bullet passed right by his feet. The bullet left clear holes in the trees that were on its path and disappeared into the distance.
Godoran craftsmanship combined technology and magic, so it was not an ordinary weapon that was based on technology. Instead, its power was stronger than normal explosive powder, where one light bullet could take out 500 armor points; the damage was extremely high.
Han Xiao hovered in midair and used the sniper to kite the enemy. However, all the electromagnetic bullets were blocked off by the shield. At the same time, Kerlodd pulled off another golden ball, which formed a weird gun that was the size of half of the body and fired into the sky.
Hong!
A bright red beam shot out of the barrel. Han Xiao tried to dodge it, but he still got tagged by the edge of them beam, and the armor points dropped by 300.
The Mechanic class clearly showed the power of having a better equipment and weapons. Kerlodd was supposed to be an enemy from Version 2.0, so it was natural that one felt his damage was too high.
Even though investigators were not famous for their combat skills, Kerlodd was different. He had great confidence in his combat abilities, and he thought that he could suppress anyone from the lower civilization with just his equipment alone.
Kerlodd had the sense of pride as a part of a higher civilization, and he did not put Planet Aquamarine in his eyes. He did not understand why Han Xiao attacked, but a lower species trying to challenge him was just to ask for death. He wanted Han Xiao to understand the position that he was in.
Han Xiao remained calm. It was not the first time that he had fought someone stronger than him. Even though Kerlodd had good equipment and attributes, but he was still an elite model, so the skills and abilities were all normal.
This is probably the first time I’ve fought with a space soldier. His ranged attack is stronger than mine. I need to try and get close.
Han Xiao instantly adapted his plan and dove down onto the enemy. Four Sonic Spheres flew and exploded around Kerlodd. Kerlodd’s shield was affected by the attack, meaning that the attack was stable.
Kerlodd counter attacked with his spear. Han Xiao also used a basic shield made out of electromagnetic field and blocked the attack.
Hum—
The sparks dance around the friction between Han Xiao’s electromagnetic blades and Kerlodd’s shield.
Bang bang bang!
Punches and kicks with huge bursts of energy landed on Kerlodd’s body. The shield was heavily weakened, and the suit was also heavily damaged.
Even though close quarter combat was advantageous for a Mechanical Pugilist, Han Xiao had a variety of skills and abilities that overwhelmed Kerlodd.
The two men did not rest for a second, and the battlefield was soon moved away from the spaceship crash site and into a forest.
Even though the Godoran investigator had the advantage in equipment, Han Xiao’s attacks were too complex and unpredictable. Kerlodd could not hold back the attacks as he got more and more frustrated.
[Sonic Sphere—Penetrate] again released a penetrating sound wave. The shield flickered, and the energy was finally exhausted.
He’s so hard to deal with!
As Kerlodd realized the danger that he was in, he intentionally left an opening and used his suit to take a direct hit from Han Xiao. The light of suit dimmed again, but Kerlodd had the chance to open up another ball. It turned into a battle axe, which was the weapon that had the highest damage.
He had decided to end this battle!
The axe exploded in light like burning sun, and Kerlodd whirled it in the air and chopped down.
Hong!!
The earth cracked, and the impact wave exploded onto the side. The suit showed another ferocious crack, and the armor points dropped again.
“One more!” Kerlodd roared. He took a step back, used another skill as his body shined, and attacked again.
The signal of danger was imminent and deadly—the air pressure was landing at extremely high speed!
